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Who gets it right?
 
The World is already counting hours to the next edition of TISC, which will be held in Kaunas, Lithuania this weekend. Nations from all around the World are gathering as we speak. Some are hoping for a win, some are hoping to get as many points as possible and break their personal bests, while some others are mostly here to enjoy the show.
 
As we approach the Grand Final, we've been wondering which nations usually give points to the winner, and how many points each nation usually gives to the top 3 finishers. To sum it up - we want to see which nations get it right.
 
We start by looking at how often each country gives at least one point to the eventual winner. If you are looking to get a win, you should keep an eye on votes of Canada, Denmark, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Tunisia and Turkey. These 7 nations have always given points to the winner. Denmark, Italy and Lithuania competed in every edition of TISC, which makes their ability to pick the winner even more amazing. Which nations are on the opposite end of the scale? Indonesia, USA and Romania. Indonesia never gave any points to the winner, however they competed only once. USA on the other hand competed in every edition, but they gave points to the winner only once out of six times! That was at the 2015 Annual contest, when USA interestingly gave maximum 12 points to the winning Irish song. Romania gave points to the winner only once in four participations.
 
This map shows tendencies of each nation to pick the winner. Dark blue nations usually don't award points to winner, light blue nations are around 50-50 in that respect, light red nations give points to the winner most of the times, while red nations always do. Only nations competing in this edition are shown on the map.
 

 
The second criteria we look at is how many points each nation usually gives to the top 3 finishers. Note: if a nation finished in top 3 at some contest, then a nation that finished 4th at that contest counts as a top 3 finisher. Switzerland (two-time participant) is on the top of the list with an average of 25.00 (33 is the maximum, 12+11+10). They are followed by Denmark (22.83), Italy (22.67), Australia (20.50), Egypt (20.20) and Russia (19.75). Nations that usually give the least number of points to the top 3 finishers are Algeria (4.00), United States (5.83), Portugal (9.50), Colombia (10.67) and Croatia (11.00).
 
Following map shows tendencies of each nation regarding the average number of points that they give to the top 3 finishers. All nations are included. Nations in dark red tend to give considerable amount of points to the top 3 finishers, those in light red usually give a good number of points, those in light blue tend not to give that many points while those in dark blue don't give many points to the top 3 finishers. Note that whole South America as a continent doesn't really give that many points to the highest ranked finishers. Also, Portugal seems to be quite an exception in predominantly red Europe.
 

 
However, if we have to choose one nation that gets it right the most, then that would be Denmark. Apart from the fact that they gave points to each of the previous winners, they also usually give a lot of points to the eventual top 3 finishers, making Denmark the ultimate TISC trend setter.
 
Special thanks goes to @OlympicIRL who provided most of the data
 

Haha, I went back and looked at that part of the clip.... that could be you buddy
 

Palanga oh dear at 2:38-2:40 at Palanga video I wish to be the guy

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Anyway we will have Africa Cup of Nations contest, it should be ready by tomorrow  i need some rest for tonight, I hope there would be many users who will participate 

Anyway we will have Africa Cup of Nations contest, it should be ready by tomorrow  i need some rest for tonight, I hope there would be many users who will participate 

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Hello, it's been a while I'm playing in this prediction site for football competitions (Leagues and Continental competitions) and other sports competitions (Tennis, Handball, NBA, NHL, ...) too if anyone is interested : prediction-game
 
For example today begins World championship in handball and few days later Africa Cup of Nations in football
 
you can sign up there to any contest you want among those available in the site  good luck and I hope you join in !
 
 

Which is the most successful TISC Nation?
 
Since its premiere in 2013, six TISC contests have been successfully held. As we eagerly await for the 7th edition to be held in Lithuania next month, we ask ourselves: Which nation has had the most success in TISC contests? Ireland is the first nation that comes to mind, as it is the only one with two wins. And that is very much the right answer, however we will use a couple of different methods to determine how much success each and every TISC nation has been having so far.
 
We start by looking at grand total of all points that each nation got throughout the first six editions. Ireland is once again in the first place, with astonishing 1013 points. Interestingly, Ireland's 1000th point came thanks to the Italian jury at the latest TISC held in Slovakia. At the moment Ireland is the only one with more than 1000 points, as Great Britain in second place has 912 points. They are followed by France (707), Italy (690) and Germany (645). To put Ireland's massive grand total into perspective, if USA (6th all-time with 617) got 12 points from each jury in Lithuania and Ireland finished with null-points, Ireland would still be in front!
 
Full rankings can be seen below.
 
 

All-Time Points
 
However, total number of points might not be the best way to establish the all-time rankings, considering that not all nations have competed at every edition of the TISC. To get a clearer picture, we can use the average score that each nation got from all of the juries that ever voted. Ireland is again first, with the average of 4.82 pts from 210 different, non-Irish, juries. Great Britain is again 2nd with 4.34 while Germany is now 3rd with 3.64. They are followed by Australia (3.62), Vietnam (3.61), Indonesia (3.45), France (3.37) and Italy (3.29).
 
Full rankings can bee seen below.
 
There is one thing where Ireland is not the best. Great Britain is the only nation that scored more than 100 points in every contest. At the 2014 Annual contest Ireland failed to do so as they got stuck on 97 points. Only 13 nations have managed to win 100+ pts at more than one contest, so regularly going over 100 pts is rather an impressive achievement.
 
So how can my nation improve its all-time stats?
By getting a lot of points, of course! To give you more precise answer, we've calculated what your nation needs to do in Lithuania in order to match its previous performances. Incredibly, Ireland needs to get 154 points just to be on-par with its previous achievements. It must be a hard a job to be an Irish selector with all that glory that needs to be lived up to!
 
 
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Happy New Year 2017 my Totallympics friends My best wishes of health, success and happiness for everyone 

Wow, now we can even follow updates from the glorious nation of San Escobar using social media 
https://www.facebook.com/sanescobarcountry/

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/travel/places-to-visit.html?_r=0

Where will you travel this year?

Cuba Allows Home Internet in Small Experiment
before only luxurious hotels had it but for 1,40 euro /hour = 10% of their salaries
here
 
Cuba is very strong in sport maybe they will join this forum
 
 

No tsunami expected, they're lucky there. It's fairly rare to see an earthquake like that in or near California.
 

 
 

after all these earthquake around the world
this is the first Volcano in
 

Cristopher Columbus discovered America.
Witold Waszczykowski discovered San Escobar   
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/11/polands-foreign-minister-mocked-naming-non-existent-country/

European Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2018
 
PREDICTOR
Deadline MatchDay 4 >>> TODAY at  h 18:00 CET
 
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Concacaf should get max 6
Asia a max 7
Concacaf would be more competitive. 
 
Africa has a ridiculous amount of teams at the same level, they should get 10
 

One of the wrost day of the FIFA's history...
But the way, Canada will try to host the 2026 World Cup

Europe has enough with 16, I would give it to Africa, they can do a 10th competitive team. Between a Gabon or a Hungary, I prefer Gabon.

This is presumably the new reposition, though nothing is official yet. I would ditch the playoff and have Europe with 17. 
 

The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided.
 
An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament.
The sport's world governing body voted through the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday. The number of tournament matches will rise to 80, from 64, but the eventual winners will still play only seven games. The tournament will be completed within 32 days - a measure to appease powerful European clubs, who objected to reform because of a crowded international schedule.
 
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38565246
 
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Congratulations for the coach of the year  Claudio Ranieri (Leicester City)

FIFA football awards 2016
The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo
The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2016: Carli Lloyd
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2016: Claudio Ranieri
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2016: Silvia Neid
 
The FIFA Puskás Award 2016: Mohd Faiz Subri (best goal)
FIFA Fan Award 2016: Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters
FIFA Fair Play Award 2016: Atlético Nacional
FIFA Award for an Outstanding Career: Alessandro Rosa Vieira "Falcao" (futsal)
 
FIFA FIFPro World11 (The team of the year)
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
Defenders: Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo
Midfielders: Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Andres Iniesta
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo

Glo CAF Awards 2016
Easy to predict: the winner is Riyad MAHREZ (Leicester City) /African Player of the Year
Main awards:
African Player of the Year(Based in Africa): Denis ONYANGO (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Youth Player of the Year: Alex IWOBI (Arsenal)
Women’s player of the Year: Asisat OSHOALA (Arsenal Ladies)
Coach of the Year: Pitso MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns) 
 
Full list of Awards 2016